TaxProf Blog: The #1 tax and legal education blog on the Internet. Dean and Tax Professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School

Malibu, CA
Joined September 2011
Don’t Pursue Happiness. It Will Make You Terribly Unhappy., by @arthurbrooks @VanderbiltU @TheFP bit.ly/4z84iJV
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Christianity Today, a Voice of Centrist Evangelicalism, Is In Turmoil, by @publicroad (@nytimes) bit.ly/3UkBE9g
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America's Deep Religious Divide Over Empathy, by @RussContreras (@axios) bit.ly/4esuhDE
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Tributes to James P. White,  59 @IndLRev 341-54 (2025) @TheAALS bit.ly/4dY4umD
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Hofstra Says It Had No Duty to Help Student in Cardiac Arrest During Bar Exam, by @KathrynPlmr (@insidehighered) @ABAJournal @bloomberglaw bit.ly/3UfLAkn
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Since 2019, Tina and @RickCarusoLA's naming gift has supported scholarships, loan forgiveness, bar passage, career placement, faculty excellence, and legal scholarship. We’re grateful for this lasting investment in our students and Pepperdine community!
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East of Eden: Families, Forgiveness, and God @TheFP bit.ly/4jLvvO3
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Why the Catholic Church Is AI Doom’s Most Formidable Foe, by @clairlemon (@Quillette) @thedispatch bit.ly/4i0guoL
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.@AnthropicAI Releases Law Student Plugin, Offers 4-Month Fellowship (Jan. 12-May 8) for Law Professors and Lawyers ($100,000–$167,000) bit.ly/4ia6ny1
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Economists (71%) and Accountants (85%) Oppose California's Billionaire Tax; 60% of Tax Lawyers Support It, by @JeffLHoopes bit.ly/47guQwv
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The Spiritual Reason Our Elderly Leaders Refuse to Give Up Power, by @drmoore @CTmagazine bit.ly/4B1IelK
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Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them., by @elizabethjdias @nytimes
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Two of @PeppLaw’s finest were honored at last week’s Pepperdine University 2026 Leadership Conference: • Brittany Stringfellow Otey, Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence • Bob Pushaw, Stephen D. Davis Award for Scholarly Achievement
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